What is cytomegalovirus?
Cytomegalovirus is an opportunistic infection that may be life-threatening in affected immunocompromised patients. It is a human herpesvirus type 5 and may cause retinitis, esophagitis, gastritis, and colitis.
How do members experience cytomegalovirus?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cytomegalovirus*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for cytomegalovirus*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
10
Tried for
cytomegalovirus
(1)
*Data from patients with cytomegalovirus, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with cytomegalovirus*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
cytomegalovirus
(1)
*Data from patients with cytomegalovirus, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has cytomegalovirus on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 2 | |
| 30s | 23 | |
| 40s | 30 | |
| 50s | 46 | |
| 60s | 26 | |
| 70+ | 16 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 56 | |
| Female | 89 |
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